Three Youths Arrested for Theft of K2.5 Million Worth of Church Equipment in Ntcheu

Police in Ntcheu have arrested three young men for allegedly stealing assorted items worth K2.5 million at Swedish Pentecostal Church in the district.

Ntcheu Police spokesperson Rabecca Ndiwate has identified the suspects as Gift Manuel, Matiki Kazembe and Hopeson Kazakako, all aged 20.

Ndiwate said the three allegedly stole two speakers, two amplifiers, a sound mixer, an inverter and a guitar on August 29, 2023 at the said church in the area of Traditional Authority Njolomole.

“After receiving the report, CID officers conducted investigations and information was sourced that the suspects were selling the items at Mphate trading centre in the district where we arrested them in the process,” she said.

She disclosed that the police have since recovered the guitar, the speakers, sound mixer and the inverter, adding that investigations are underway to recover the other items.

Source: Times